By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Megan’s Law on Friday, October 26, 2012. On October 22, 2012, the New Jersey Supreme Court made yet another important decision in defining the difference between Megan’s Law and Community Supervision for Life / Parole Supervision for Life. An ex-New York City cop, and resident of New Jersey, was convicted […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Criminal Defense on Monday, October 15, 2012. On Friday, October 5, 2012, local and federal authorities arrested a Newark woman for possession of 16 grams of cocaine, 200 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a loaded semiautomatic handgun. The arrest came after a search warrant was executed. The criminal defenses to these […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Criminal Defense on Friday, October 5, 2012. The criminal justice system is comprised by multiple levels, the Superior, Appellate, and Supreme courts. These different levels also act as a governing or checks-and-balances system to ensure individuals receive a fair hand at justice. The Superior Court cases are appealed to the Appellate […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Criminal Defense on Thursday, October 4, 2012. As your criminal defense lawyers, our primary goal is to provide you with the zealous representation that you are both entitled to under the Constitution and deserve. At the law office of Maynard & Sumner, LLC, we aggressively fight to dismiss or reduce […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Juvenile Crimes on Tuesday, October 2, 2012. On September 25, 2012, the New Jersey Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a 13-year-old boy’s confession to the juvenile crime of aggravated sexual assault outside the presence of his father was admissible in case of State In the Interest of A.W. The Court rendered that […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Immigration on Monday, October 22, 2012. In the Mercer County Superior Court, a Mexican citizen, residing in New Jersey, was convicted of child endangerment after being found guilty of excessively spanking an 11-year-old girl. The man, residing in Lawrenceville, NJ, faces possible deportation. In both the Superior and municipal courts, […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Constitutional Rights on Monday, September 24, 2012. The right to remain silent or the privilege against self-incrimination is a constitutional right provided by both the federal and New Jersey state constitutions. However, remaining silent can work against you in some instances. On September 12, 2012, the New Jersey Supreme Court reviewed […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Juvenile Crimes on Friday, September 21, 2012. For many years, juvenile justice advocates have been fighting to increase the standards used to waive juveniles to the adult criminal courts. On Wednesday, September 12, 2012, the New Jersey Supreme Court, in a 3-2 decision, ruled that prosecutors must make a […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Criminal Defense on Thursday, September 6, 2012. The nature of confessions plays a critical role in the criminal defense process. The admissibility of a confession can be the difference between a guilty conviction and a dismissal. Shamsidden Abdur-Raheem was found guilty on September 5, 2012 for the murder of his three-month-old daughter […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Criminal Defense on Friday, September 7, 2012. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office dropped criminal charges of aggravated assault with a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon against a man who allegedly stabbed another man at a Fourth of July barbeque. The charges were dismissed based on self-defense. The two men, 18 and […]